ADC tackles Tinubu, APC over ‘unfulfilled power supply pledge’
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Sun, 1 Nov 2026, 18:36
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Photo: ADC The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil his 2023 campaign promise on electricity, insisting that no amount of political explanations can erase his commitment to Nigerians. What Nigerians need is electricity that works, not another round of explanations and publicity,” it said.
Context & Background
✦According to him, Tinubu had told Nigerians during the 2023 presidential campaign, “Don’t vote for me for a second term if I fail to deliver electricity.” Ologbondiyan said the statement was a clear commitment made by the President as a candidate seeking the nation’s mandate, adding that Nigerians were entitled to assess his administration against that promise.
Key Figures & Named Entities
2023:Photo: ADC The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil his 2023 campaign promise on electricity, insisting that no amount of political explanations can erase his commitment to Nigerians.Sunday:In a statement issued on Sunday, the ADC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the APC’s attempt to explain or reinterpret the President’s remarks through selective quotations was an afterthought aimed at escaping accountability.2023:According to him, Tinubu had told Nigerians during the 2023 presidential campaign, “Don’t vote for me for a second term if I fail to deliver electricity.” Ologbondiyan said the statement was a clear commitment made by the President as a candidate seeking the nation’s mandate, adding that Nigerians were entitled to assess his administration against that promise.
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Key Takeaways
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✦Photo: ADC The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil his 2023 campaign promise on electricity, insisting that no amount of political explanations can erase his commitment to Nigerians.
✦What Nigerians need is electricity that works, not another round of explanations and publicity,” it said.
✦According to him, Tinubu had told Nigerians during the 2023 presidential campaign, “Don’t vote for me for a second term if I fail to deliver electricity.” Ologbondiyan said the statement was a clear commitment made by the President as a candidate seeking the nation’s mandate, adding that Nigerians were entitled to assess his administration against that promise.
Key Facts:2023: Photo: ADC The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil his 2023 campaign promise on electricity, insisting that no amount of political explanations can erase his commitment to Nigerians.Sunday: In a statement issued on Sunday, the ADC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the APC’s attempt to explain or reinterpret the President’s remarks through selective quotations was an afterthought aimed at escaping accountability.2023: According to him, Tinubu had told Nigerians during the 2023 presidential campaign, “Don’t vote for me for a second term if I fail to deliver electricity.” Ologbondiyan said the statement was a clear commitment made by the President as a candidate seeking the nation’s mandate, adding that Nigerians were entitled to assess his administration against that promise.2027: The ADC-PCC said the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections would provide Nigerians with an opportunity to judge the administration’s record against its campaign promises.
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The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure
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Photo: ADC The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil his 2023 campaign promise on electricity, insisting that no amount of political explanations can erase his commitment to Nigerians.
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Photo: ADC The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfil his 2023 campaign promise on electricity, insisting that no amount of political explanations can erase his commitment to Nigerians.